Gordon Stables's Books

The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent

By: Gordon R. Dickson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent

By: Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson has entertained readers for over two decades with his tales of Jim Eckert. Now the Dragon Knight must confront the three disas-ters that lie in wait for any visitor to the English Middle Ages: war, plague, and Plantagenets. The plague is caused by a covert invasion of shapechanging goblins who seek to take over the world. Meanwhile, Eckerts castle is invaded by Plantagenets: Edward III, his son Edward The Black Prince, and Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent. Against the background of a full-scale human-versus-goblin war, these worthies move in a swirl of intrigue and dynastic tension.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

628

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1627934987

ISBN 13

9781627934985

Emerald

By: Alex Gordon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Emerald

By: Alex Gordon

Gordon follows these familiar cues with an obvious passion for the genre and a skill at setting vivid scenes. He invests Akron, Emerald and the rest of the characters with impressive amounts of life, and he describes battles with a fine-tuned attention to detail. The book offers an interesting twist on the fantasy formula, and fans of the grittier takes on the genre are sure to find something to appreciate here. Blue Ink Reviews Three Stars (out of Five) In a mythical kingdom, passionate love between a young man and a female dragon transcends the ordinary romantic fling. Enter an incredible fantasy that defies even magic in Alex Gordons Emerald, a story that takes place in a medieval-style realm teetering on the brink of disaster after an exhausting war. His passionate characters reflect stamina and strength. Emerald will delight fans of mystical kingdoms where fantastical creatures take on distinctive personalities, lending a unique voice to the narrative. Clarion Reviews One thousand years ago, one million human and dragon are camped in what is known as the valley of tears. They woke one morning there loved turned to hate and left for battle with wife child and mother pleading from them to stop fighting and marching with sword axe in hand. One thousand years after a young man a vagabond is laying about in the world somewhere resting form a fruitless search. The young man is wounded where in the world he needs to travel to find his friend a dragon so his search can end and he can go home. The young man carries the hopes and dreams of every human and dragon on his shoulders.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

419

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1503500624

ISBN 13

9781503500624

Heathcliff's Fortune

By: Gordon Robert Howdle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Heathcliff's Fortune

By: Gordon Robert Howdle

It is late summer 1780 and Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights after overhearing Catherine say how it would degrade her to marry him. The few possessions he takes with him include an amulet; his only possession other than the rags he wore when found as an urchin in Liverpool. When he wears it, the amulet seems to bring him luck. Heathcliff travels to Liverpool, where he makes his way to India as a deck hand on a ship of the East India Company. On arrival in Madras, Heathcliff finds work, love and wealth, but will his luck last and will he ever be able to put his past behind him? Imagining the short period of Heathcliff’s absence in Emily Brontë’s acclaimed novel, Heathcliff’s Fortune depicts the events which sees him transformed from a rough farm boy to a wealthy gentleman, and relates how he acquired, in India, the great wealth that made enacting his terrible revenge on those who wronged him possible.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

295

Publisher

Book Guild Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1835740146

ISBN 13

9781835740149

Mad About the Boy?

By: Dolores Gordon-Smith

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mad About the Boy?

By: Dolores Gordon-Smith

It's midsummer 1923 and Isabelle's parents are celebrating their silver wedding with a fabulous ball at their Sussex country house. But Isabelle has a dilemma: two men, the glamorous Malcolm and the quiet, troubled Arthur are in love with her. Her romantic difficulties are forgotten however when one of the guests apparently commits suicide. But Jack Haldean is not convinced.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

261

Publisher

Severn House Publishers Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

1448300657

ISBN 13

9781448300655

With Lee in Virginia

By: G. A. Henty,Gordon Browne

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

With Lee in Virginia

By: G. A. Henty,Gordon Browne

After four years in England, fifteen-year-old Vincent Wingfield, who supports slavery but not brutality toward slaves, returns to Virginia and serves courageously under Lee and Jackson through many of the famous battles of the Civil War.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

Courier Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

0486434567

ISBN 13

9780486434568

Dark Secrets of the Black Museum, 1835-1985: More Dark Secrets From 150 Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England.

By: Gordon Honeycombe

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dark Secrets of the Black Museum, 1835-1985: More Dark Secrets From 150 Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England.

By: Gordon Honeycombe

EXCELLENT WRITING AND RESEARCH' - RUTH RENDELLThe Crime Museum of New Scotland Yard - invariably known as 'the Black Museum' - houses a remarkable collection of exhibits, photographs and documents connected with some of the most notorious crimes in this country's history. Although the museum is closed to the general public, Gordon Honeycombe was granted privileged access to its classified records, and his book reveals the stories behind 21 murders committed in Britain between 1835 and 1985.The author's painstaking research, which reaches beyond the Black Museum to other archives, as well as contemporary newspaper and similar reports, allows him to give searching accounts of the murders and manslaughter committed by such infamous characters as William Palmer, Charles Peace, Donald Nielson (the 'Black Panther'), the serial killer Dennis Nilsen, and Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Here too are John Lee, the Man They Could Not Hang, George Chapman, a London publican who poisoned his wives, and the murder by IRA bomb of four soldiers of the Household Cavalry in London's Hyde Park, in a work that provides a fascinating, if uncompromising, insight into the minds and methods of those who practise murder.The well-known writer and former ITN newscaster Gordon Honeycombe is also the author of Murders of the Black Museum: 1875-1975 (John Blake Publishing, 2009).

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

566

Publisher

Kings Road Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1784181021

ISBN 13

9781784181024

The Performance of Law

Everyday Lawyering at the Intersection of Advocacy and Imagination

By: Randy Gordon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Performance of Law

Everyday Lawyering at the Intersection of Advocacy and Imagination

By: Randy Gordon

This book considers how law is always enacted, or performed, in ways that can be analyzed in relation to fiction, theatre, and other dramatic forms. Of necessity, lawyers and judges need to devise techniques to make rules respond situationally. The performance of law supplements, or it extends the reach of, the law-as-written. And, in this respect, the act of lawyering is in many ways an instantiation of acts often associated with, for example, literature and the plastic and performing arts. Combining legal theory and legal practice, this book maintains that the modes of enquiry found in, and applied to, novels, paintings, and plays can help us understand how things like legal arguments and trials work—or don’t. As such, and through the examination of a wide range of both historical and fictional legal cases, the book pursues an interdisciplinary analysis of how law is performed; and, moreover, how legal performances can be accomplished ethically. This book will appeal to scholars and students in sociolegal studies, legal theory, and jurisprudence, as well as those teaching and training in legal practice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

227

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000637395

ISBN 13

9781000637397

Blizzard of the Millennium

By: C. Gordon Wilson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Blizzard of the Millennium

By: C. Gordon Wilson

January, 1852. Dan Forbes leads a wagon train westward to San Francisco, California, from St. Louis, Missouri. Dan has successfully led previous mid-winter trips. Unbeknownst to Dan, this trip will be quite different. Dan leads the pioneers westward and provides protection from Indians and outlaws, but the elements present a factor that Dan can't control. A blizzard strikes, and the wagon train is caught. The ordeal that follows tests the courage of the human spirit when faced with adversity. Faith in God proves to be their lifeline during the mammoth snowstorm. Their delivery from the blizzard is nothing short of miraculous. The Cheyenne Indians become part of this miracle in a most amazing way. Dan's relationship with the remarkable widow, Sara Johnson, grows amidst these challenging circumstances. C. Gordon Wilson lives in the suburban Maryland area with his wife, Lisa. They have been married twenty-six years, and are long-time members of Fourth Presbyterian Church. Gordon has had a lifelong interest in reading and writing. He graduated from Duke University, with honors, garnering a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He then embarked on a nine-year teaching career. Working with his students, he developed and refined his own writing abilities, helping to prepare him to write his first novel, Blizzard of the Millennium. Gordon has also been a high school varsity basketball referee for twenty-two years. He has worked in the printing business and as a research analyst for fifteen years. Gordon hopes his book will inspire his readers to walk by faith and to find encouragement and godly examples of perseverance in its pages.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

246

Publisher

Xulon Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1604779861

ISBN 13

9781604779868

The Enterprising Colonial Economy of New South Wales 1800 - 1830

being The Government Business Enterprises and their Impact on the Colonial Economy 1788 - 1830

By: GORDON BECKETT

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Enterprising Colonial Economy of New South Wales 1800 - 1830

being The Government Business Enterprises and their Impact on the Colonial Economy 1788 - 1830

By: GORDON BECKETT

This third volume of the Series on the Colonial Economy of NSW (1788-1835) researches the formation, operation and use of labour in the numerous Government Business Enterprises. This volume supplements the studies on the Colonial Economy and the other most important economic driver - the commissariat. The economic history of NSW and essentially that of early Australia is set out in this series.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

379

Publisher

Trafford Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466927542

ISBN 13

9781466927544

The Colonial Economy of NSW

A retrospective between 1788 and 1835

By: Gordon Beckett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Colonial Economy of NSW

A retrospective between 1788 and 1835

By: Gordon Beckett

The economic history of Australia is an understanding of the real history of this country. Starting in 1788 and analysing the events that created the foundation of a great country through to the 1830s , this 'Colonial economy - a retrospective on the colonial economy between 1788 and 1835' makes fascinating reading about the makings of the first settlement, creating manufacturing industry, and the establishment of a series of government-owned business enterprises, that have continued in operation until this modern era. The conclusions drawn about this era of the colonial economy will create long discussions about the true role of the British penal settlement in 1788.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

219

Publisher

Trafford Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466927402

ISBN 13

9781466927407

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain

British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763

By: Gordon Bannerman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain

British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763

By: Gordon Bannerman

Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

275

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317314565

ISBN 13

9781317314561

TAMING JASON

By: Lucy Gordon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

TAMING JASON

By: Lucy Gordon

Elinor knew it would be difficult to stay calm and professional while nursing Jason Tenby back to health; he was used to calling the shots. Also, she couldn't forget the time years ago when Jason had kissed her passionately… She'd never forgiven Jason for the trouble it had caused. But now he was injured and temporarily blind. For his sake she must keep her identity a secret. However, as she healed him, she tamed him—and fell for him. All too soon he would be able to see her again— surely he'd recognize her as the woman whom he'd once considered unsuitable marriage material?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

188

Publisher

Harlequin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1460367197

ISBN 13

9781460367193

Empires of Bronze: The Shadow of Troy (Empires of Bronze #5)

By: Gordon Doherty

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Empires of Bronze: The Shadow of Troy (Empires of Bronze #5)

By: Gordon Doherty

The war at Troy has raged for ten years. Its final throes will echo through eternity… 1258 BC: Surrounded and outnumbered by the army of Agamemnon, King Priam and his Trojan forces fight desperately to defend their city. In the lulls between battle, all talk inevitably turns to the mighty ally that has not yet arrived to their aid. Agamemnon will weep for mercy, the Trojans say, when the eastern horizons darken with the endless ranks of the Hittite Empire. King Hattu has endured a miserable time since claiming the Hittite throne. Vassals distance themselves while rival empires circle, mocking him as an illegitimate king. Worst of all, the army of the Hittites is but a memory, destroyed in the civil war that won him the throne. Knowing that he must honour his empire’s oath to protect Troy, he sets off for Priam’s city with almost nothing, praying that the dreams he has endured since his youth – of Troy in ruins – can be thwarted. All the way, an ancient mantra rings in his head: Hittites should always heed their dreams.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

586

Publisher

Gordon Doherty

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798459285246

Murchison in Moray

A Geologist on Home Ground : with the Correspondence of Roderick Impey Murchison and the Rev. Dr. George Gordon of Birnie

By: Michael Collie,Sir Roderick Impey Murchison,George Gordon,John Diemer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Murchison in Moray

A Geologist on Home Ground : with the Correspondence of Roderick Impey Murchison and the Rev. Dr. George Gordon of Birnie

By: Michael Collie,Sir Roderick Impey Murchison,George Gordon,John Diemer

In non-technical language, explains not so much the theory and legal aspects of environmental regulations, but the hands-on methods for preventing pollution and complying with both the paperwork and the technical requirements. Includes such details as how to select drums for shipping acid waste, the differences between a well managed and a poorly managed storage areas, and preparing the Discharge Monitoring Report for a wastewater treatment plant. Addressed to nonexpert generalists such as personnel managers, plant engineers, and maintenance superintendents. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

American Philosophical Society

Published Date

ISBN 10

0871698536

ISBN 13

9780871698537

Strategos: Island in the Storm

By: Gordon Doherty

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Strategos: Island in the Storm

By: Gordon Doherty

A clash of empires that will echo for eternity... AD 1071. Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering flame of Byzantium, and a reinvigorated empire rises to meet the Seljuk threat. In the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds hang in the balance: Manzikert and Chliat. The Byzantines and Seljuks race to secure the twin fortress-towns. Apion rides by the emperor’s side as they march east, marshalling Byzantium’s armies for the conflict that is to come. He knows only too well that the threat posed by the Sultan’s hordes is well-matched by malevolent forces within the Byzantine ranks. Thus, the road to war is a savage one, but one he cannot refuse. For at its end, Fate beckons, taunting him with a choice of two futures. On the plains of Manzikert, one great power will rise and another will fall. On the plains of Manzikert, Apion will face the storm. The epic conclusion to the Strategos series, perfect for fans of David Gilman and Christian Cameron.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

544

Publisher

Canelo + ORM

Published Date

ISBN 10

1804360465

ISBN 13

9781804360460

The Dark Volume

By: Gordon Dahlquist

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Dark Volume

By: Gordon Dahlquist

Gordon Dahlquist transfixed readers across the world with his dazzling literary debut, the epic Victorian tale The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters. Now the internationally bestselling author continues an adventure like no other, featuring three heroes you will never forget. Awakening from a fevered delirium, Celeste Temple finds herself in a fishing village on the remote Iron Coast. She has no idea where her companions, Cardinal Chang and Doctor Svenson, might be—nor whether any of her enemies survived the dirigible crash that marked her last conscious moment. And while her body seems intact, she cannot say the same for her mind. For she must contend not only with the possibility that peril awaits her but with the memory of her traitorous fiancé’s murder at sea…along with thousands of other memories that now live within her—courtesy of a bewitching glass book. Hunted by murderous opportunists and cruel mercenaries of every kind, Miss Temple, Chang, and the Doctor are soon propelled into a quest that will draw them one by one into a realm of reckless, lawless terror. At every turn lies another enigma—and the stench of indigo clay, the raw material used to enslave even the most steadfast soul. Now they alone stand in the path of a diabolical conspiracy involving the books—one that will mean an alarming new world where once-free-roaming minds are wiped completely clean… if they live long enough. As Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr. Svenson uncover the devilish schemes of their deadly enemies, the terrifying secrets contained in The Dark Volume will be revealed one by one. For the blue glass is more lethal than they’d ever imagined—and those who possess it, as well as those who pursue it, are playing with fire. Pulsing with electrifying suspense, this uniquely thrilling feat of the imagination will grip readers in its dark thrall long after the final page is devoured.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

528

Publisher

Bantam

Published Date

ISBN 10

0553906038

ISBN 13

9780553906035

Book's by Gordon Stables

The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent

The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent

Emerald

Emerald

Heathcliff's Fortune

Heathcliff's Fortune

Mad About the Boy?

Mad About the Boy?

With Lee in Virginia

With Lee in Virginia

Dark Secrets of the Black Museum, 1835-1985: More Dark Secrets From 150 Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England.

Dark Secrets of the Black Museum, 1835-1985: More Dark Secrets From 150 Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England.

The Performance of Law

The Performance of Law

Blizzard of the Millennium

Blizzard of the Millennium

The Enterprising Colonial Economy of New South Wales 1800 - 1830

The Enterprising Colonial Economy of New South Wales 1800 - 1830

The Colonial Economy of NSW

The Colonial Economy of NSW

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain

TAMING JASON

TAMING JASON

Empires of Bronze: The Shadow of Troy (Empires of Bronze #5)

Empires of Bronze: The Shadow of Troy (Empires of Bronze #5)

Murchison in Moray

Murchison in Moray

Strategos: Island in the Storm

Strategos: Island in the Storm

The Dark Volume

The Dark Volume

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email